Siena - National Gallery Pinacoteca Nazionale

Must-see attractions nearby: Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta Piazza del Campo Abbazía di Sant'Ántimo Town Hall National Gallery Monte Amiata Palazzo Piccolómini

Notable among them are works by Guido da Siena (13th century; "Raising of Lazarus", "Entry into Jerusalem", "Transfiguration", "St Peter Enthroned"); Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255-1319; "Virgin and Child", "Madonna dei Francescani"); Ambrogio Lorenzetti (14th century; "Virgin and Child", "Entombment", "Madonna Enthroned", "Annunciation"); Pietro Lorenzetti (14th century; "John the Baptist", "Four Apostles", "Allegory of Sin and Salvation"); Giovanni di Paolo (1403-82; "Flight into Egypt", "Crucifixion"); Pinturicchio (c. 1454-1513; "Holy Family"); and Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, 1477-1549; "Flagellation", "Judith and Holofernes", "Descent into Limbo"). Also of interest are the cartoons by Beccafumi (on a scale of 1:1) for the marble inlays in the pavement of the cathedral.